Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusHirundo (Typical Swallows)
- SpeciesHirundo smithii (Wire-tailed Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Rufous-chested Swallow
Cecropis semirufa
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wire-tailed Swallow in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Wire-tailed Swallow sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wire-tailed Swallow in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Wire-tailed Swallow in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.